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Farm Manager

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Job Description

Job Purpose:

  • To oversee and manage farm operations.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Generic Duties

  • Plans, leads, organizes, staffs & controls department’s overall activities,
  • Designs and implements procedures, systems, and tools to maximize departmental operating efficiency,
  • Assesses risks by following industry trends to ensure profitability, company survival and provide solutions,
  • Coaches, mentors, and develops employees through periodic performance evaluations and ongoing performance dialogue and feedback,
  • Ensures adherence to company policies and procedures and undertake disciplinary actions if the need arises

Main Duties

  • Manage and oversee field(s) preparation, soils amendments, fertilization, and ground cover plan development,
  • Leads irrigation and Integrated Pest management tasks,
  • Monitor and implement procedures to maintain and improve farmyards quality,
  • Monitor Irrigation, erosion control, trellis and irrigation installation and maintenance tasks,
  • Ensure that all necessary farm equipment’s are on site and in good operating condition prior to work, supervise equipment maintenance and make sure that workers properly utilize equipment,
  • Prepares plans and schedules for planting and harvesting,
  • Visit the different divisions to inspect crops, livestock, and also perform tests on soil and water.
  • Ensures seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and other supplies are regularly restocked.
  • Monitor work environment cleanness in compliance with country, state, and federal regulations,
  • Research, identify and assist in the determination of proper seeds varietals to be procured and planted,
  • Work with nursery consultants to research, identify and assist in the determination of the best planting locations of the selected seed varietals,
  • Research, identify and assist in the selection of trellis systems, irrigation methods, fertilization/herbicides, and predator methods of application or deterrent,
  • Ensure all of predator fencing systems, trellis systems, irrigation/ fertilization systems and planting of the farmyards are asper the standard,
  • Research, identify and assist in the determination of proper field equipment/ tool needs to maintain all related operations.
  • Manage and oversee all planting, plant training, maintenance, fertilization, irrigation, herbicide / pesticide / predator controls systems/processes, and trellis systems and harvesting,
  • Prepare, review, and submit timely reports to the relevant organ,
  • Perform other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Name Of The Post Farm Manager
Experience 10+ years
Employment Nature Full Time
Job Post Date 21 Mar 2024

Education

Qualification and Skills

  • BSc or MSc in Agricultural Engineering ,Horticulture , Plant science ,Agronomy and   related field of studies.

Experience:

  • 10 years for BSc
  •  8 years for MSc

Skills


  • Leadership skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Communication skills.